178ETermination without woman's consent

178E Termination without woman's consent

[Section 178E Amended by No. 72 of 2013, s. 14, Applied:12 Feb 2014]

(1)  A person who intentionally or recklessly performs a termination on a woman without the woman's consent, whether or not the woman suffers any other harm, is guilty of a crime.

Charge:  Termination without woman's consent.

(2)  No prosecution is to be instituted against a medical practitioner who performs a termination on a woman if the woman is incapable of giving consent and the termination is –

(a) performed in good faith and with reasonable care and skill; and

(b) is for the woman's benefit; and

(c) is reasonable having regard to all the circumstances.

(3)  For the purposes of this section, woman means a female person of any age.